Keraia
Pentateuch

Numbers 13

The Spies Explore Canaan

1And the LORD said to Moses,

1And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

2“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”

2“Send men, and they shall spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. One man—you shall send one man for the tribe of their fathers, each one a leader among them.”

3So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,

3And Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran according to the mouth of YHWH; all the men were heads of the sons of Israel.

4and these were their names:

From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

4And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur.

5from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

5From the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori.

6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

6From the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh.

7from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

7From the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph.

8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

8From the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun.

9from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

9From the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu.

10from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

10From the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi.

11from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;

11From a tribe of Joseph (from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi son of Susi.

12from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

12From the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli.

13from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

13From the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael.

14from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

14From the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi.

15and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.

15From the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.

16These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

16These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea son of Nun Joshua.

17When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.

17And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way into the Negev, and go up to the mountain.

18See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.

18And see the land, how it is, and the people dwelling in it, is he strong or weak, is he few or many;

19Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?

19and how is the land in which he is dwelling, is it good or bad; and how are the cities in which he is dwelling, in camps or in fortifications;

20Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

20and how is the land, is it fat or lean, is there wood in it or not. And be of good courage, and bring some of the fruit of the land.” (And the time was the season of the firstfruits of grapes.)

21So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.

21And they went up and spied out the land, from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at the going in to Hamath.

22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

22And they went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, and there were Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—those born of Anak. And Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

23When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.

23And they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and there they cut down a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; and they also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.

24Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.

24That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, on account of the cluster that the men of Israel cut down there.

The Reports of the Spies

25After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,

25And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.

26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.

26And they departed and came back to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. And to all the congregation they brought back to them word and showed them the fruit of the land.

27And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!

27And they recounted to him and said, “We went to the land where you sent us, and truly it is flowing with milk and honey; and this is its fruit!

28Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

28Nevertheless indeed the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, and very large. And moreover, we saw those born of of Anak there.

29The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”

29The Amalekite dwell in the land of the Negev; and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanite dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.”

30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”

30And Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us surely go up and take possession of it; for we can certainly prevail in it.”

31But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”

31And the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people; for it is stronger than we.”

32So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.

32And they gave a bad report of the land that they had spied out unto the sons of Israel, saying, “The land that we have gone into as spies is a land that devours its dwellers, and all the people whom we saw in its midst are men of great stature.

33We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”

33And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak from the Nephilim! And we were in our own sight like grasshoppers; and so we were in their eyes.”